Update : For 2015 (admission) onwards (that is, for the new curriculum), this course number changed from CS3660 to CS3666. The old course is for 2 credits whereas the new course has 0 credits (and is a pass-fail type course).
CS3666 is a course that is for 0-credits (pass/fail) that needs to be completed by UG students. It involves an internship work in a company within India (as per Senate regulations) where the work is relevant to computer science. The suggested slot for completing the internship is the summer break between the 3rd and 4th year. The requirement can also be met by an internship done during the summer after the 2nd year (4th semester) or over winter breaks. The minimum duration of the internship should be 6 weeks. For the internship to be credited, the department requires that the work assigned during the internship has sufficient components related to computer science subjects in it. A rule of thumb is whether your internship work uses the skillset that you developed through the 2nd and (possibly) 3rd-year core courses. The students need to submit the internship certificate and details to the course coordinator (usually it will be one of the FAs) before August 1st week (in their 7th semester) in order to get the internship credited.
Information for the UG batches before 2015 (admissions):
As per the curriculum, the B.Tech and B.Tech(DD) students need to finish a 2 credit (PIT category) P/F graded course called "Industrial Training". As per senate regulations, this has to be done with a company
within India. This requirement can also be met by an internship done during the summer after the 2nd year (4th semester) or over winter breaks. The minimum duration of the internship should be 6 weeks. On top of these requirements from the institute, the department also has the following guidelines to be followed regarding crediting an internship.
- Choice of the company and the work is important. For the internship to be credited in the PIT category in the CSE curriculum, the department envisages that the work assigned during the internship has sufficient computer science components in it. A rule of thumb is whether your internship work uses the skillset that you developed through the 2nd and 3rd year core courses. In case you are confused, please contact your faculty advisor.
- For the internship done in a company located in India until July 201X, the following documents must be submitted by August 16, 201X:
- Offer letter from the company before the internship was accepted. Please inform the company and your mentor/supervisor about assessment requirement.
- Internship Successful Completion Certificate, or equivalent, issued by the company.
- A detailed technical report in hard-copy (length: at least 4 pages, single-column, single-spaced, 1-inch margins on all sides) explaining the technical specifics of the tasks done; language/tools/environment of development/ to what extent the work involved the use of computer science skills (e.g. data structures, algorithms, other concepts); what the student learned from the internship; and a rationale as to why this internship should be accepted as the equivalent of a third-year level internship. Include your name and roll number in the report. Do not forget to get the company's approval of the report to ensure that any company confidential information is not included in the report.
- Hastily/poorly written documents that have grammar/spelling mistakes and those without much technical content will NOT be considered.
- The grade assigned will be based on the relevance of the internship to CSE and the student's report quality.
- The rule that the summer internship is to done with a company within India is strict. However, this internship can also be done during the summer right after 2nd year of study. If this is done and the above procedure is followed for getting the summer internship credited, you can use your summer break after third year for other kinds of internship (including an internship in a foreign country and/or universities).
Course instructor will be the
faculty advisor co-ordinator for the respective batches.
